jpdb beta

piety

1

lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation

1

national traits; national characteristic; character of the inhabitants of a nation

2

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

1

comparison

3

target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage

1

counter for rules; rule; regulation

1

real intention; true motive; true meaning

2

signature; signing; sealing

3

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

4

to lie down; to throw oneself down

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

4

telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call

1

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

1

trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary

1

unsteady steps; bobbing

1

part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

1

to begin talking; to open up

2

to arrange; to agree (on); to prearrange

2

physiology; one's period; menstruation

2

(charge) for this month

1

to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one

1

to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)

2

to; towards; for

1

georgette

3

temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell

1

Degas

1

dancer (usu. female)

1

forte; strong point

1

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

2

romantic

2

event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening

3

bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom

3

serious

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

2

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

1

(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse

1

to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)

4

coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay

2

eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

1

make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer

1

outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

2

concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works

1

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

1

interior; inside; internal

2

with a grin

1

to count; to enumerate

3

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

2

further; above (that); greater (than that); any more

1

to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in

2